>>16893410
It is. But what do you want out of it?

>>16893422

idk dude it seems like a good idea but on the other hand i could also just go jerk off

basically im fine both ways, i just want to know what the benefits are in a format that isnt "nofap changed my life it is wow so good what a good thing wow what a good thing it is so good"

No, there is no real science behind it. There is evidence that idiosyncratic masturbation can prevent orgasms from other forms of simulation. The rest is nonsense.

>>16893428

k dude i'll be sure not to be idiosyncratic anymore thanks

>>16893410

Here is the science in a nutshell:

> Testosterone is not affected by masturbation and sex
> Testosterone is picked up in the brain by androgen receptors. Your body and mind react when receptors pick up hormones
> Sexual excitement and anticipation release dopamine... the same shit that floods your brain when you are on drugs. It makes you feel good.
> Prolactin is released after you orgasm causing your sexual excitement to diminish
> Studies show flooding the brain with dopamine for long periods of time and regularly reduces androgen receptors in the brain making your reaction to dopamine less and less
> This is why jacking off every day and watching porn and edging desensitize you
> Studies show that androgen receptors recover after about 15 days of limited dopamine

cont..,

>>16893450

cont..

> Humans adapt to their immediate sexual environment
> Human beings are not meant to have prolonged sexual excitement and variety regularly. Our ancient ancestors for the most part didn't just go around fucking each other constantly and having massive orgies and titty fucking, and ass to mouth, and then getting bored of something and moving onto another chick or dude right away... etc
> Edging and clicking for your desires effortlessly an masturbation train us to adapt to a sexual environment of immediate self gratification, which causes us to favor less actual real sex or intimacy
> ED and porn addiction are real problems that have exploded since the internet
> It is completely reversible

To be clear, nothing is wrong with masturbation every week or so as long as it is done like our ancestors used to do this. We get super horny, jack it for 10 minutes for relief, then move on with our lives.

Porn can fuck you up if you look at it more than once a week for longer than 15 minutes or so.

Sex is even better this way and it feels better too.

What are the benefits? Personally I am better at sex, it feels much better than it ever used to, I cum more, I get harder than I ever have. My wife thinks I smell better. She comes to give me a hug and will just smell my shirt and my pheromones drive her crazy.

I FEEL happier, and I have more energy. I even lost weight.

>>16893486

so according to you, once per week is ok

Masterbation can actually be positive in certain ways

>>16893494

I guess what I am saying is that if you are an addict or ever were an addict, you play a dangerous game of relapse when you allow just a little fix. My cousin kicked heroin and now she won't even accept a doctor prescription for vicodin for a VERY PAINFUL procedure she had.

Can a vicodin hurt you? Hell no. If you have been addicted to opiates though that might set you off on a relapse.

If you cut it out though you won't crave it anymore and it will eventually seem like a bad idea altogether. I would only watch it with my wife to get us more intimate and hot for each other. Never alone.

I masturbate once maybe twice a week and only if my wife is unable to have sex, and even then only when I am super horny. I don't masturbate and watch porn at the same time any more.

>>16893501

but you just have to do it in moderation, and the level of masturbation that is considered "moderation" differs from person to person, and it's best to determine how masturbation affects you and where your excess is

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>>16893521

Pretty much. Try the detox for 15 days, then slowly start introducing it back into your life.

>>16893410
>does not masturbating actually help anything
Only if your masturbation habits are fucking up your life. But that does happen sometimes, and the alternative does no harm.

>>16893425
It depends on why you masturbate. If you do it because of a lack of a sex life, then nofap could benefit you. I used to have a problem with playing too much vidya, and my life has improved dramatically since I quit and started doing other rl shit.

I always thought it had to do with quitting addictions, but if you don't really have a problem with excessive masturbation then there's no real benefit from it. I used to beat off once or twice a week, and now I do it once or twice a day to keep me more relaxed so that I can focus on work and not grills.

Yeah. If you make sex the only way, you find yourself having lots of sex.
fapping took too much time out of my life, and sex feels a million times better.